2022 Hummer EV – From modification to repairs

Dec 21

As soon as the owner of this white 2022 Hummer EV took delivery of it he wanted to change its color. He took inspiration from the original Hummer H1 he saw in a film and wanted to make as close of a replica as he could to that truck he saw.

Fitted with a full vinyl wrap, black painted calipers, custom Forgiato wheels with off-road tires, and tinted windows, this was one of the first Hummers in the US to receive such a custom treatment. In record time mind you. The turnaround was about 3 weeks to get it ready for a video shoot.

Modifications

The Damage.

During the shoot, the owner and some friends stood on the hood of the truck, denting it, and it needed to be repaired. The owner also hit a massive pothole, and afterward, the car started to steer to the left while trying to drive straight.

The truck was brought to a highly-rated shop in Los Angeles to diagnose the situation. The shop determined that one of the custom wheels was bent on the truck, and said that would fix the truck pulling left. The wheel was in fact bent, but the vehicle manager did his initial check on the truck as per usual to take a look at what else might be going on.

The vehicle manager did a detailed look around the car and underneath it. What he found was not just a bent wheel, but also a bent tie rod, which the shop missed. A tie rod is what steers the car, and if this failed while driving, well, this could have been very dangerous for the owner. (see image below)

Once this was spotted a new one was ordered, installed, and then tried to be aligned by 5 different alignment shops. The vehicle manager had to call GM corporate and get the alignment specs as every dealer in LA and every alignment shop he tried didn’t have the correct specs to align the truck. It was so new that GM hadn’t sent them out yet.